COBOL Is the Asbestos of Programming Languages The most widely adopted computer language in history, COBOL is now causing a host of problems. It's also dangerously difficult to remove.

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Carl Sagan's 9 timeless lessons for detecting baloney Carl Sagan's baloney detection kit taught us how to separate good science from the work of charlatans. In 2026, that matters more than ever.

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Generative AI powered by nucleic acid language model enables one-round evolution of RNA aptamers - Nature Biotechnology GRAPE-LM (generator of RNA aptamers powered by activity-guided evolution and language model) is a generative AI framework that enables the one-round generation of short RNA binders. When guided by CRI...

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You may recall that in January of 2025, artist Ann Telnaes announced that she had quit The Washington Post after editors killed a cartoon that depicted owner Jeff Bezos, among others, genuflecting to Trump.

This cartoon feels even more relevant this week.

How generative AI can help scientists synthesize complex materials DiffSyn, a computer model developed by MIT researchers, suggests promising ways to synthesize new materials for faster experimentation.

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The Agentic Marketing Race Is On. CMOs That Move First Will Win. Agentic AI is ushering in a new era for marketing, one where autonomous systems learn, decide, and act alongside human teams.

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How OpenAI and Google see AI changing go-to-market strategies | TechCrunch AI is changing how investors and startups bring their products to market. Three experts offered their insights at TechCrunch Disrupt.

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This Thanksgiving's real drama may be Michael Burry versus Nvidia | TechCrunch Is Burry the canary in the coal mine, warning of a collapse that's inevitable? Or could his fame, his track record, his now unrestricted voice, and a fast-growing audience trigger the very implosion he's predicting?

Is Burry the canary in the coal mine, warning of a collapse that's inevitable? Or could his fame, his track record, his now unrestricted voice, and a fast-growing audience trigger the very implosion he's predicting?

Gemini 3 Supercharged Marketing : 9 Tools & Workflows to Outpace Rivals in 2026 Google AI with Gemini and Notebook LM streamlines strategy, analyzes data, and makes assets, helping marketers save time while keeping content authentic.

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Bitcoin Is a Step Closer to Being Money With Square Bitcoin Square Bitcoin finally rolled out to its 4 million merchants in the U.S. marking an important moment for bitcoin adoption as a medium of exchange.

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Google Unveils New AI Marketing Tools Ahead of Holiday Season Brands can now access AI-driven search ads.

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Why more brands are testing out CMOs before hiring them full-time Brands such as Airbnb, Catalyst and Solo Brands have recently hired consulting chief marketing officers before making the roles permanent.

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New York City Companies All but Stopped Hiring in First Half of the Year

6 months. 1000 new jobs in NYC

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AI turns creative into a repeatable system This looks a lot like a long-promised idea finally edging toward reality: personalization at scale, but with the system to finally deliver it.

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Fear Of AGI Is Driving Harvard And MIT Students To Drop Out AGI — a theoretical AI that can do many of the same tasks as humans can — could come within a decade. College students, including from elite universities, are abandoning school now to work full-time o...

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Seriously, Why Do Some AI Chatbot Subscriptions Cost More Than $200? The price of expensive chatbot subscriptions is driven by vibes—not immediate profitability for AI companies.

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Cancer DNA Can Be Detected in the Bloodstream Up to Three Years Before Diagnosis, Study Suggests For a few individuals, scientists found genetic material from cancerous tumors in blood samples taken years before they were diagnosed through traditional methods

Make it happen and then make it accessible to everybody! www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/c...

Which Indoor Gardening System Is Worth the Price? We Tried Them All Grow a backyard’s worth of greens and vegetables in your house with a vertical hydroponic garden. Here are a few that might be worth the investment.

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The Great Crypto Re-Banking Has Begun For years, crypto firms complained about being “debanked” in the US. Under the Trump administration, a group of fintechs is rolling out the red carpet.

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The AI boom is now bigger than the '90s dotcom bubble—and it's built on the backs of bots, maybe more than real users Automated bots now make up more than half of global internet traffic, surpassing human-generated activity for the first time in 2024.

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AI Search Is Growing More Quickly Than Expected Chatbots are becoming the go-to source for online answers for many consumers, chipping away at the dominance of traditional web search and adding another avenue of outreach that brands must cultivate.

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From Simpsons to Springsteen: Tufts alum Hank Azaria’s latest character is The Boss Former Tufts drama student Azaria brings his EZ Street Band to Rhode Island July 19 and to West Springfield’s Big E Fair Sept. 22 and 23.

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The week when crypto won big in America Congress passed the first major crypto legislation in the U.S., marking a major milestone for the digital currency sector. And with President Trump's support, the industry plans to march on.

'Crypto Week' marks sea change for digital currency in U.S. www.npr.org/2025/07/19/n...

Congress Just Injected Crypto Into the Most Stable Part of the U.S. Economy A lot could go wrong here.

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StackForge | Fractional CMO & AI Marketing Strategy Services Transform your marketing with AI-powered strategies. Fractional CMO leadership, data-driven growth, and strategic implementation.

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The Amount of Electricity Generated From Solar Is Suddenly Unbelievable Solar power has become the fastest growing source of energy throughout the globe, with one gigawatt of capacity installed every 15 hours.

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What Are The 7 Types Of AI Agents? This overview provides you with a basic understanding of how many experts approach new AI agents.

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AWS is launching an AI agent marketplace next week with Anthropic as a partner | TechCrunch Amazon Web Services is launching an AI agent marketplace and Anthropic is one of its partners.

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